Qbby (Trilogy)

This article is about the main protagonist of BOXBOY!, not to be confused with the playable character of the same name. See Qbby (disambiguation)

Qbby キュービィ
Character Information
JP	キュービィ (Kyūbii)
Shape	Box
Gender	Male
Friends	Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Qbabies ▪ Planetron
Game Information
First Appearance
Latest Appearance
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Qbby is the main protagonist and primary playable character of the BOXBOY! Trilogy.

Physical Appearance

Qbby is a small white square box with two eyes and two legs.

Gameplay

Qbby has the power to create more boxes around him, though the number he can create depends on the certain stage he is in. The Wizard costume can increase his box limit, but no costume can decrease it.

The same applies for the second installment in the series, except that Qbby can create two sets of boxes. The box limit now applies to both sets (not combined) as well. If save data is found from BOXBOY! and the user unlocked it, the Wizard costume still works.

Qbby can create one set of boxes, as per the first game. All rules from the original apply, except that in certain levels Qbby can be granted special abilities that allow his boxes to perform helpful actions. If save data is found from and the user unlocked it, the Wizard costume still works.

Appearances in other media

• Qbby appears as a collectible sticker in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Qbby also makes a small cameo in Kirby Star Allies; one of the possible forms Kirby can take with the Stone ability shows Qbby sitting on the HAL Laboratory's Yamanashi R&D Center next to Mt. Fuji.
• Qbby makes cameos in Part Time UFO, appearing in the background of levels.
• Qbby appears as a Support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He is an ace level spirit that gives players an Ore Club in battle.
• Qbby makes an appearance in all six of the BOXBOY! sets available in Nintendo Badge Arcade.

Trivia

• Qbby is a cube, not a square.
• In one of the unlockable comics in , Qbby is seen wearing Robobot Armor. This is a reference to Kirby: Planet Robobot.
• Qbby is not a good chef.
• It is speculated that Qbby is the unnamed Qbaby with blue cheeks from as an adult, however this is unconfirmed.

Gallery

Sprites

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  Rapper Costume

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  Superhero Costume

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  Adult Qbby blinking.

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  Ponytail Costume

Merchandise

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Artwork

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  Play Nintendo! Kirby & Qbby Desktop Background

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  Play Nintendo! Kirby & Qbby Phone Background

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  Play Nintendo! Kirby & Qbby Desktop Background

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  2019 April Fools depicting Qbby as a circle

Name Origin

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English, Spanish, French	Qbby	From his Japanese name, cube and possibly the letter B.
Japanese	キュービィ (Kyūbii)	From cube and possibly カービィ (Kābii), the titular character of HAL Laboratory's most successful and well-known franchise, Kirby.

References

Characters in the BOXBOY! Series
Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Spiky Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Planetron ▪ Spiky Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Qbabies ▪ Spiky Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Qbabies ▪ Box Dad ▪ Box Mom ▪ Box Baby